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Green Hills Software Supports Freescale P2020 Multicore Processor

SANTA BARBARA, CA — January 19, 2009 — Green Hills Software, Inc., the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, today announced a comprehensive software development and run-time management solution for embedded products based on the multicore Freescale QorIQ™ P2020 and P2010 communications processors. Components of the Green Hills Software development toolkit include the INTEGRITY® RTOS and INTEGRITY Secure Virtualization (ISV), optimizing C/C++ compilers for Power Architecture® technology, MULTI® integrated development environment (IDE), and high-speed hardware probes.

“Embedded systems designers seeking to maximize the performance-per-watt benefits of multicore technology will be drawn to … Read More → "Green Hills Software Supports Freescale P2020 Multicore Processor"

VIA Revolutionizes Compact Embedded Design with the World’s First Mobile-ITX Module

Taipei, Taiwan, January 19, 2010 – VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the VIA EPIA-T700: the first product based on the recently announced Mobile-ITX form factor. Measuring a mere 6cm x 6cm, the VIA EPIA-T700 is a uniquely compact computer-on-module that is designed for a range of ultra-compact embedded devices in medical, military and in-vehicle applications.

Designed to deliver a simple modular approach to device design that precipitates greater miniaturization and portability, the Mobile-ITX-based VIA EPIA-T700 makes it easier than ever before to design and manufacture compact devices. … Read More → "VIA Revolutionizes Compact Embedded Design with the World’s First Mobile-ITX Module"

A Perfect DSP Storm

For years, we’ve discussed how, for high-performance algorithmic design, FPGAs are capable of performance, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness orders of magnitude better than alternative solutions like DSP processors*.  There!  Did you see that?  The asterisk?  You know what that means.  Somewhere, down the page, hidden in the fine print at the bottom is the caveat.  This time, however, we won’t bury the caveat.  We’ll pull it up in plain view, attack it, and make it go away permanently… well, almost. 

For years, we’ve also discussed how, … Read More → "A Perfect DSP Storm"

CMX Systems announces RTOS, USB, TCP/IP and Flash File System support for the Renesas SH7216 Series

Jacksonville, FL – January 18, 2010 – CMX Systems today announced the availability of its widely deployed CMX-RTX RTOS, CMX-USB, CMX-MicroNet TCP/IP stack and Flash file system support for Renesas Technology Corp.’s SH7216 Series processor. The 32-bit SH7216 superscalar microcontroller provides a broad range of Ethernet, USB and CAN communication capabilities. 

< … Read More → "CMX Systems announces RTOS, USB, TCP/IP and Flash File System support for the Renesas SH7216 Series"

TEWS TECHNOLOGIES Introduces New High-Density 16-bit D/A PMC Module with FIFOs

Halstenbek, Germany – January 18th, 2010. TEWS TECHNOLOGIES today announced the TPMC554, a new high-density 16-bit D/A PMC Module with FIFOs, for its expanding line of PMC modules. The standard single-wide 32-bit PMC module provides 32 or 16 channels of 16-bit analog outputs. The TPMC554 is ideal for applications in industrial, transportation, and COTS aerospace/defense.

The software selectable output voltage ranges are 0-5V, 0-10V, 0-10.8V, ±5V, ±10V or ±10.8V and can be individually set per channel. The conversion time is typically 10 µs and the DAC outputs are capable to drive a load … Read More → "TEWS TECHNOLOGIES Introduces New High-Density 16-bit D/A PMC Module with FIFOs"

New Blackfin Processors from Analog Devices Break Price/Performance Barriers for Industrial Applications

NORWOOD, MA –  January 18, 2010  –  Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI) today unveiled the latest entries in its Blackfin® family of processors for converged digital signal and control processing applications – the Blackfin BF50x series. Delivering up to 100% greater performance than competing, comparably priced processors with integrated analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and flash memory, BF50x series processors enable designers to achieve significant gains in signal conversion and computational precision, and apply advanced power control techniques to yield greater energy efficiency for industrial applications. Analog Devices also introduced a new low-cost ($199) EZ-KIT Lite® evaluation … Read More → "New Blackfin Processors from Analog Devices Break Price/Performance Barriers for Industrial Applications"

RECOM Engineers Crack the 10kV Barrier for DIP 24 DC/DC Converters

DREIEICH, GERMANY – January 18, 2010 – RECOM, the company that first developed and brought to market the popular R-78 product family, has done it again. The company’s engineers designed a DC/DC-converter in a DIP24 case that breaks the 10kV barrier. These new converters, the REC 3.5- and REC 6- families, offer 10kVDC resp.5 kVAC isolation.

At the heart of this new development is a new transformer concept, based on the “Re3-Inforced” Technology, for which patents have already been applied. Although much smaller than conventional transformers this new concept features triple isolated transformer windings. Not only has the … Read More → "RECOM Engineers Crack the 10kV Barrier for DIP 24 DC/DC Converters"

DiSTI Announces the Release of GL Studio 4.1

Orlando, FL (January 18, 2010) – DiSTI, a global leader in empowering the Human Machine Interface (HMI), has announced the latest release of its award-winning software, GL Studio. Version 4.1 boasts stunning upgrades which will not only increase the user’s ability to create high fidelity HMI content, but will also reduce the entire production timeline.

Despite being classified as a simple upgrade to GL Studio 4.0, Version 4.1 defies the norm by dramatically increasing fidelity and image quality while still vastly decreasing the necessary time needed to … Read More → "DiSTI Announces the Release of GL Studio 4.1"

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